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Media Coverage - 2002

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  December 2002
25/12/2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) p, 12 Michelle Pountney The International Social Science Survey Australia, Melbourne Institute - Australia Social Monitor Dogged by good health
24/12/2002 Australian p, 3 Sid Marris The optimism has been reflected in consumer spendi Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Hopeful outlook on living standards
21/12/2002 Australian p, 20   The annualised growth rate of Index of Economic Ac Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Westpac index tips growth to slow
19/12/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p, 19 Matt Wade The index, released yesterday, stood at 1.4% in Oc Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Index fingers a soft spot in the economy
19/12/2002 Mercury (Hobart) p, 24 Fleur Anderson Index of Economic Activity showed annualised growt Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Slowing signs pointer to hold on rates
19/12/2002 Daily Telegraph p, 19   Index of Economic Activity improved 2.7% on the ba Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Slowdown 'softer'
19/12/2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) p, 41   Index of Economic Activity improved 2.7% on the ba Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Briefly - Slowdown slows
19/12/2002 Courier Mail p, 22 Fleur Anderson Index of Economic Activity showed annualised growt Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Rates on hold as economy weakens
19/12/2002 Canberra Times p, 26   Index of Economic Activity improved 2.7% on the ba Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Economy to slow but soft landing expected
19/12/2002 Ballarat Courier p, 18   Index of Economic activity improved 2.7% points on Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Economy of slow 'Softly'
19/12/2002 West Australian p, 15 Alan Thornhill Index fell in October. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Age a plus with home ownership
18/12/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:54 Newsreader The Reserve Bank is being tipped to keep interest Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
18/12/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:42 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity rose by 2.4% in October Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
18/12/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:53 Newsreader The Reserve Bank is expected to keep interest rate Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
18/12/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 1:00 Newsreader Underlined expectations for a moderate economic sl Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
18/12/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:30 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity rose 1.4%. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
17/12/2002 Australian p, 9 Angela Shanahan Mariah Evans and Jonathan Kelley reveals a startin Melbourne Institute - Mariah Evans and Jonathan Kelley Goward's pet scheme isn't such a great deal
17/12/2002 Australian p, 23 Simon Hayes Consumer Confidence figure show Australian shopper Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Confidence Game and gadgets fuel retailing
14/12/2002 Age p, 3 John Garnaut Professor Mark Wooden says that if people who want Melbourne Institute - Professor Mark Wooden Don't smirk, we are doing a bodgie job on unemployment
14/12/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p, 62 John Garnaut Professor Mark Wooden says if you combine the numb Melbourne Institute - Professor Mark Wooden Rising unemployment is nothing to crow about
13/12/2002 Daily Telegraph p, 91   Consumer Inflationary Expectations survey showed i Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Inflationary Expectatios Our expectations are less inflated
13/12/2002 Sunraysia Daily (Mildura) p, 5   Data from the Melbourne Institute on people's unem Melbourne Institute Leading Index November jobs growth means a stronger Xmas shopping season
12/12/2002 Business News p, 23 Fleur Anderson Index of Consumer Confidence rose by 0.3% to 107.5 Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Confidence Boom in spending 'To slump next year'
12/12/2002 Australian Financial Review p, 5 Morgan Mellish and Cherelle Murphy December Consumer Sentiment index edged higher for Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Buoyant buyers shrug off fears
12/12/2002 Australian Financial Review p, 19 Deana Mitchell Australian consumers remained relatively upbeat th Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Funds' risk on fickle fashion
12/12/2002 Australian Financial Review p, 22 Philip Baker Consumer Sentiment Index for December has risen by Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Gloss rubs off $A and $NZ
12/12/2002 Australian p, 2 Sid Marris Sentiment index for December shows optimists still Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment We're confident, but staying put
12/12/2002 Warrnambool standard p, 15   Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 0.3% to 107.5 Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Spending continues
11/12/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 1:06 Newsreader Spending in Australia is at historically high leve Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 0:30 Newsreader The Westpac Melbourne Institute reports Consumer S Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 2GB (Sydney) 1:11 Jason Morrison Consumer Sentiment rose according to Westpac. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:43   There is evidence confidence in the housing market Westpac  
11/12/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:42 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment rose by 0.3 of one percent in D Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 ABC 774 3LO (Melbourne) 0:36 Newsreader There is evidence confidence in the housing market Westpac  
11/12/2002 2GB (Sydney) 1:09 Chris Smith Consumer Sentiment rised in December according to Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 0:36 Newsreader There is evidence confidence in the housing market Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:54 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment rose by 0.3% in December. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 ABC 774 3LO (Melbourne) 0:47 Newsreader Australian are continuing to spend at high levels Westpac  
11/12/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:41 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment rose by 0.3% in the last quarte Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
11/12/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 4:15 Sally Loane Consumer Sentiment is showing confidence has impro Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 2GB (Sydney) 1:12 Jim Ball Consumer Sentiment Index has just come out. Most m Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 1:31 Anne Fulwood A new survey has found Consumer Sentiment strength Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 Sky (Melbourne) 1:08 David Koch Low interest rates and a strong economy is helping Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/12/2002 Sky (Melbourne) 0:30 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment has strengthened in December. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
10/12/2002 General News p, 44 Deborah Light Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Econo Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Twas the fright before Christmas
09/12/2002 Australian Financial Review p, 17 Cherrelle Murphy Consumer Sentiment data published by Westpac and t Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment War threat may dampen confidence
09/12/2002 Age p, 2   Thursday: Melbourne Institute December inflation d Melbourne Institute Leading Index The week ahead
07/12/2002 Australian Financial Review p, 2   Westpac-Melbourne Institute December Consumer Sent Westpac - Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment  
04/12/2002 Heral Sun (Melbourne) p, 52 Fleur Anderson There has been a sharp rise in the number of globa Melbourne Institute Forum Fels push for jail on collusion
04/12/2002 Heral Sun (Melbourne) p, 52 Fleur Anderso There has been a sharp rise in the number of glob Professor Fels - Melbourne Institute Public Economics forum Fels push for jail on collusion
03/12/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 6:40 Amanda Drury Discussion also about Mercer-Melbourne Institute a Melbourne Institute - Mercer  
03/12/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:55 Newsreader Westpac shows a surge of activity in the December Westpac  
03/12/2002 ABC 702 2BL 0:43 Newsreader Westpac survey of industrial trends shows a surge Westpac  
03/12/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:30 Newsreader Westpac trends shows demand and production have re Westpac  
03/12/2002 Age p, 9 Carol Nader Dr. Mariah Evans, a senior research fellow at the Melbourne Institute - Dr. Mariah Evans Wary Australians keep it in family, says study
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  November 2002
23/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 50 Doug Checks In reality economists and scientists are not all t Prof. Mark Wooden Whatever else 2050 brings, markets are here to stay
22/11/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 2:00 Amanda Drury The Westpac - Melbourne Institute's latest survey Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
21/11/2002 Age p, 5 Stephen Dabkowski Index of Economic Activity - an indicator of where Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Index shows more evidence of economic growth slowing
21/11/2002 Business Review Weekly p, 14   After falling 5.7% in October, consumer confidence Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Economy - Confidence edges up
21/11/2002 Canberra Times p, 17   Index of Economic Activity, which indicates growth Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity New data points to declime in growth
21/11/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p. 25 John Garnaut The Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index, w Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Australia's dream run coming to and end
21/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 5 Angus Urquhart and Joyce Moullakis The Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index, w Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Index points to growth slowing
21/11/2002 Heral Sun (Melbourne) p. 17 Peter Stoken 10 per cent are gay - The Australian Social Monito Australian Social Monitor Research discredited
21/11/2002 Daily Telegraph p. 40   Index of Economic Activity fell 0.6% in September Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity Economic growth running out of gas
20/11/2002 ABC Chanel 2 (Melbourne) 1:43 Ian Henderson Westpac Melbourne Leading Indicator falls sharply Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
20/11/2002 ABC Chanel 2 (Perth) 0:10 Deborah Kennedy The latest Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Fu Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Adelaide) 1:30 Dominique Schwartz The Westpac Melbourne Institute indicator fell in Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
20/11/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:12 Newsreader Westpac Melbourne Leading Index of Economic Activi Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:49 Newsreader The Westpac bank is predicting that Australia's ec Westpac  
20/11/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:51 Newsreader Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Econo Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:48 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity is suggesting that annu Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 ABC 7ZR (Hobart) 0:50 Newsreader The Westpac Bank is predicting Australia's economi Westpac  
20/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:42 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity is compiled with the ai Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:48 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity is suggeting that annua Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:52 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity is mired in negative te Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:43 Newsreader There are more indications of an economic slowdown Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index Economic Activity  
20/11/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 0:30 Newsreader Westpac - Melbourne Institute showed a contraction Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
20/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:44 Kevin Naughton The Westpac Bank predicts Australia's economic gro Westpac  
20/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:53 Newsreader The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index remains in n Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
19/11/2002 Business News p. 2 Josh Gordon Consumer sentiment rebounded 4.8% in November, fol Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Christmas lead-up queried as imported goods reach record
16/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 2   Index of Consumer sentiment rose by 4.8% in Novemb Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Confident Consumers
16/11/2002 Courier Mail p. 79   Consumer inflation expectation survey showed a res Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Scorecard
15/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 36 Craig James Consumer sentiment index stands at 107.2 above the Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment The big picture
15/11/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 0:30 Amanda Drury Consumer inflation expectation eased back in Novve Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
14/11/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Melbourne) 0:34 Emma Alberici Consumer Confidence Index has shown a rise in Nove Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
14/11/2002 Australia Financial Review p. 31 Craig James Consumer confidence rising 4.8% in November, large Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Confident consumer power economy
14/11/2002 Sharon Kemp p. 1 Sharon Kemp Index of Consumer Sentiment figures showed surpris Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Consumers show surprising resilience
14/11/2002 Australia Financial Review p. 34 Philip Baker Index of Consumer Sentiment for November, released Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment $A prospers as greenback slides
14/11/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p. 10 Matt Wade Consumer Confidence rose 4.8% this month. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment RBA berates developers for tactics to woo buyers
14/11/2002 Ballarat Courier p. 35   Cosumer sentiment rebounded strongly in November, Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Consumer sentiment makes comeback
14/11/2002 West Australian p. 12   Index of Consumer sentiment rose 4.8% last month, Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment WA drives growth
14/11/2002 Sunraysis Daily (Mildura) p, 4   Victorian Treasurer John Brumbly said the Westpac Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Bracks happy with growth rate
13/11/2002 ABC News 1:46 Tony Eastley There was a surprising rebound inconsumer Confiden Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Sky (Melbourne) 0:57 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment rose 4.8% in November according Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Business Centre Australia 1:30 Amanda Drury Data from Westpac Melbourne Institute showed a ris Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 CNBC Asia (Melbourne) 1:15 Newsreader Wages in Australia jumped by 1.3% in the third qua Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:16 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment has risen 4.8%. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:46 Newsreader Westpac is playing down a recovery in consumer con Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Various (Sydney) 0:49 News Westpac is playing down a recovery in consumer con Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 2GB (Sydney) 1:35 Chris Smith First quarter sales figures for Coles Myer. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0;51 Newsreader The Westpac bank is playing down a strong recovery Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0;54 Newsreader Consumer Confidence has rebounded, Index of Consum Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC Tropical North (Mackay) 0:03 John Worldon Figures show a sharp rebound in consumer confidenc Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 0:42 Newsreader Westpac is playing down a recovery in consumer con Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:54 Newsreader Low unemployment and recovering share markets appe Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 7ZR (Hobart) 0:30 Newsreader The Westpac bank is playing down a strong recovery Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 6:39 Newsreader Consumer Confidence index is up. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 613 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:43 Newsreader Consumer Sentiment has jumped 4.8% this month. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 774 3LO (Melbourne) 0:38 Newsreader There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 702 2BL (Sydney) 0:46 Newsreader There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:42 Newsreader There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 1:12 Newsreader There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 7ZR (Hobart) 1:00   There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 1:34 Garry Wilkinson Consumer Sentiment index is up 4.8%. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 1:56 Matthew Abraham & David Bevan There has been a sharp rebound in consumer confide Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 5CK (Port Pirie) 4:00 Andrew Male Consumer Sentiment has jumped 4.8% this month. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 0:30 Newsreader Sharp rebound in consumer confidence in Australia. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 0:06 Newsreader Consumer confidence in Australia is showing strong Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Channel 10 (Melbourne) 1:05 Walden & Hansen Consumer confidence figures are rise in November. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
13/11/2002 Sky (Melbourne) 0:29 David Koch Consumer Sentiment Index has risen 4.8% in Novembe Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
11/11/2002 Australian p. 28   What's on Wednesday: Consumer Sentiment survey. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment What's on today:
11/11/2002 Australia Financial Review p. 21 Cherrelle Murphy Consumer Sentiment index fell by a hefty 5.7% in O Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Global issues foremost inRBA's policy
10/11/2002 Mercury (Hobart) p. 2   Unfair dismissal laws cost small to mediun busines Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report New push by PM to rewrite law
10/11/2002 Sunday Times (Perth) p. 27 Christime Jackman About 40% of people interviewed for the HILDA surv Mark Wooden - HILDA 70,000 WA kids 'lose'a parent
09/11/2002 Australian p. 4 George Megalogenis Mark Wooden said the two reports were "not in the Mark Wooden - Melbourne Institute Pragmatic PM sees green future
09/11/2002 Weekend Australian p. 22 George Megalogenis Mark Wooden says it's about credibility. "What the Mark Wooden - Melbourne Institute Unleashing the dogma of science
09/11/2002 Age p. 1 Wendy Tuohy HILDA survey, released late last month, found that Mark Wooden - HILDA Don't call me daddy
08/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 12 Bernard O'Riordan Melbourne Institute found retail sales increased 5 Melbourne Institute Leading Index Festive spending spree looms
07/11/2002 3AW (Melbourne) 7:02 Stan Zemanek Melbourne Institute study suggesting some 80,000 j Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report  
04/11/2002 UniNews p. 6   Australia's first multi-disciplinary research inst IPRIA IP institute launched
04/11/2002 West Australian p. 38   Two-day Melbourne Institute program on internation Melbourne Institute Leading Index Business Diary
03/11/2002 Sunday Mail p. 16 Cristine Jackman The Government plans to use the HILDA survey to tr HILDA - Melbourne Institute 70,000 who never see one parent
03/11/2002 Sunday Herald Sun p. 20 Christime Jackman About 40% of people interviewed for the HILDA surv HILDA - Melbourne Institute New call for child support relief
02/11/2002 West Australian p.3 Adele Horin Data from the first round of HILDA interviews, con Mark Wooden - HILDA Our times The way we are
02/11/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 4 Cherrelle Murphy Australian Retailers Association said retailers sh Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Consumers still buying large Items
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  October 2002
31/10/2002 Business Review Weekly p. 34   Talk of a downturn in the housing sector was one f Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
30/10/2002 Radio National (Melbourne) 15:39 Geraldine Doogue Don Harding who is the author of a report on the e Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report  
30/10/2002 Daily Telegraph P. 13   Mr Abbott said the research showed dismissal laws Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report Dismissal Laws cost 77,000 jobs: Abbott
30/10/2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) p. 34 Mark Phillips Mr Harding said the laws had influenced 11 per cen Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report Dismissal Laws cost $1.3b
30/10/2002 Australia Financial Review p. 10 Jason Koutsoukis Mr. Don Harding said "The results of this survey s Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report Unfair dismissal laws cost $1.3bn and are inefficient
30/10/2002 The Age p. 8   Unfair dismissal laws cost small and medium-size b Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report Study finds unfair dismissal laws cost $1.3b
30/10/2002 Radio National (Melbourne) 7:00 Sandy McCutcheon Don Harding says that the enforcement of the law b Don Harding - Unfair Dismissal Report  
28/10/2002 The Age p. 2 Jullie Szego Prof. Mark Wooden, thinks young men are concerned Mark Wooden - Melbourne Institute More men don't want children: study
27/10/2002 Sun-Herald (Sydney) p. 8   A survey of 1,200 households by ING/Melbourne Inst ING/Melbouren Institute Saving Report Peace of Mind It's timing and tenacity
25/10/2002 ABC 666 2CN 16:00 Rod Quinn Interview with Prof. Mark Wooden on the Living in Mark Wooden -HILDA  
24/10/2002 Warrnambool Standard p. 15   Leading Index of Economic Activity, which normally Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Economic Activity Slow growth ahead for economy: survey
24/10/2002 Canberra Times p. 14   The Index of Economic Activity, which normally ind Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Economic Activity Inflation's up, but rates safe: economists
24/10/2002 Australian p. 2   The Westpac Melbourne Institute leading index it p Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index Treasurer figures rates to hold firm
24/10/2002 Business Review Weekly p. 16   Consumer sentiment index falls 5.7% in October. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Consumers start to worry
23/10/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:36 Newsreader Index of Economic Activity has registered its 4th Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Economic Activity  
23/10/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Melbourne) 1:40 Ian Henderson Westpac Melbourne Institute Index down 0.07% Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
23/10/2002 SBS (Melbourne) 1:42 Mary Kostakidis The peace of inflation has quickened in Australia. Peter Summer - Melbourne Institute  
23/10/2002 Radio National (Melbourne) 0:36 Newsreader The Westpac Melb. Institute's leading index of eco Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity  
23/10/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Melbourne) 3:10 Tony Eastley The Westpac Melbourne Institute's leading index sh Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
23/10/2002   1:48 Dominique Schwartz The Westpact Melbourne Institute Index was down 0. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
23/10/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Sydney) 2:13 Tony Eastley The Westpact Melbourne Institute Index was down. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index  
23/10/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:40 Newsreader Index of Economic activity, indications of an econ Westpac - Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity  
19/10/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p. 55 Adele Horin The value of the HILDA project lies in its ability Mark Wooden - HILDA As we really are
18/10/2002 Geelong Advertiser p. 29   Australian expect the domestic inflation rate to r Westpac - Melbourne Institute Consumer Inflationary Expectations Inflation surge on the cards
18/10/2002 Canberra Times p. 26   Index of Consumer Inflationary Expectations rose t Westpac - Melbourne Institute Consumer Inflationary Expectations/Index of Consumer Sentiment. Domestic inflation tipped to rise in October
17/10/2002 ABC 702 2 BL (Sydney) 0:53 Newsreader Consumer sentiment has dropped this month due to t Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 ABC Channel 2 (Melbourne) 2:01 Emma Alberici Consumer Sentiment Index has dropped 5.7%. The sur Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 3:33 Doyle & Koch Consumer Confidence Index are down. Peter Summers - Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 4:34 Doyle & Koch Consumer Confidence Index are down. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 2GB (Sydney) 0:23 Newsreader Consumer confidence is at its lowest level for qui Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 1:31 Garry Wilkinson Discusses trends on the US share market; the fall Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 2GB (Sydney) 2:00 Alan Jones Consumer confidence levels are down. Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 Channel 10 (Melbourne) 1:32 Sandra Sully Today consumer sentiment has taken a dive with the Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
17/10/2002 Canberra Times p. 19   Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by a seasonally a Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Buyers' trust in economy falls after war fears
17/10/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p. 11 Matt Wade Consumer Sentiment index, a measure of shoppers' c Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Economists fear fallout from attack
17/10/2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) p. 58   Consumer confidence has had a battering amid a wor Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Drought brings consumer doubt
17/10/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 34 Morgan Mellish Consumer Sentiment Index for October showed growin Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Nervous consumers just say "no"
17/10/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 31 Craig James The index of consumer sentiment dropped 5.7% in Oc Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Sentiment will remain cautious
17/10/2002 Australian Financial Review p. 32 Philip Baker Index of Consumer Sentiment for October fell to 10 Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment $A misses out in global surge
17/10/2002 Australian p. 10 Duncan Macfarlane A new Westpac Melbourne Institute survey reveals a Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Biggest confidence slump since 9/11
17/10/2002 Australian p. 18 Geoffrey Newman Index of consumer sentiment fell by a seasonally a Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Wall St burst fails to move us
17/10/2002 Warrnambool Standard p. 15   Consumer confidence in Australia slumped in Octobe Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Sentiment index slump
17/10/2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) p. 29   Consumer confidence has had a battering amid a wor Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Confidence takes fall
17/10/2002 Sydney Morning Herald p. 11   A measure of shoppers' confidence, slumped 5.7% th Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Consumer confidence falls
17/10/2002 Geelong Advertiser p. 28   Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by a seasonally a Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Slump in key bank index
16/10/2002 ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga) 2:00 Anne Delaney There has been a sharp drop in consumer confidence Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:15 Newsreader The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 ABC 720 6WF (Perth) 0:36 Newsreader The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 ABC 666 2CN (Canberra) 0:54   The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 Channel 7 (Melbourne) 1:49 Garry Wilkinson There has been a big fall in consumer confidence b Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 ABC 702 2 BL (Sydney) 0:17 Newsreader There has been a sharp drop in consumer sentiment Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 2:19 Matthew Abraham & David Bevan Consumer confidence is down according to the Westp Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 ABC 774 3LO (Melbourne) 0:30 Newsreader The bombings in Bali have impacted on the latest m Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 891 ABC (Adelaide) 0:47 Newsreader The nightclub bombings in Bali have apparently aff Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 2Sm (Sydney) 0:18 Newsreader The Bali attacks have been blamed for a slump in c Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment  
16/10/2002 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane) 0:40 Newsreader The Bali bombings have impacted on consumer confid Westpac - Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment &nb